Research Analyst

Vineeta Panjwani

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PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

• Over five years of industry experience as a Business Analyst/Market Research Analyst

with solid understanding of Business Requirements Gathering, Business Process Flow,

Business Process Modelling and Business Analysis

• Detail-oriented problem-solver with excellent analytical strengths backed by experience in

consulting, corporate strategy, and business research

• Extensive experience in gathering Business and Functional Requirements, developing Use

Cases, creating screen mockups, conducting Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis, SWOT

analysis, Risk analysis, modelling Businesses Processes, and preparing Training manuals

and Knowledge Transfer manuals

• Experienced in formulating and editing questionnaires and interviewing candidates for

research work

• Expertise in creating Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams such as Use Case

diagrams, Activity diagrams, and Data Flow diagram

• Well versed with understanding and using databases/search engines like Capital IQ,

Bloomberg, Factiva, Hoovers, Thomson1, and Nexis

• Advanced Data Analysis skills – MS Excel, SQL, Pivot Tables, Tableau

• Adept with all modules of ERP SAP – FICO, MM, SDM, PP; experience with SAP FI/CO

functional module

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Strong team player who thrives in a fast

paced environment

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Financial/Business Analysis, Market Research, Secondary Research, Primary Research,

Market Sizing, Industry/Market Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Trend Analysis, Market Entry

Intelligence/Strategy, ERP SAP, SQL, SDLCs (Waterfall, RUP, Agile), UAT, UML, Enterprise

Architect, MS Visio, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug’13-Present

Business Analyst, Confidential

• Senior Analyst developing System Specifications and Requirements for consulting projects

• Re-engineer and standardize business processes and work flows into streamlined front-

end user interfaces

• Create detailed documentation for procedural flows, white papers, training support, user

manuals, and online help

• Monitor post implementation feedback for procedural changes and provide initial support

to the local helpdesk

• Provide overall project communication with stakeholders and management with project

tasks, objectives, project resource needs, status reports, and user feedback

• Involved in change management activities, risk management and analysis

• Interacted with technology team to re-engineer technical and business processes for

greater efficiencies

Aug’11 – Sep’12

Research Analyst, Accenture

Work involved analysing companies, markets, products and opportunities in the technology and

life sciences sectors, client account profiles, and competitor studies

• Conducted research focused across emerging technologies such as cloud, mobility and

competitive intelligence in APAC to support specific APAC marketing and strategic initiatives

• Assessed Life Science informatics service vendors: A study on the informatics services like

cloud, analytics, PACS, Imaging/Visualization etc. being offered to LS companies

• Part of a study on Cloud Computing in Life Science industry: Understanding the cloud

services, platforms, and vendors catering to the LS industry

• Conducted an analysis of Telehealth services in UK: The project was aimed at capturing

the Telehealth (PACS/RIS, Teleradiology, SMS/email alerts, e-prescription ordering, Home

Health monitoring) deals

• Led the study on US Healthcare Reform Bill and its impact on the Healthcare Outsourcing

industry: Understanding how the payers and providers are reacting to the US Healthcare Bill

and how is this Bill benefiting the Healthcare Outsourcing Industry

• Pioneered the LS Competitor Intelligence newsletter to understand what Accenture clients

were doing in the Life Science space, what deals were being signed, and what new services

were being offered

• Conducted JAD sessions and interacted with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs),

stakeholders, and users to gather requirements

• Gained extensive knowledge of EHR/EMR and HIPAA compliance, claims processing,

medical transcription, and medical billing and coding services

• Seeked various alternatives to business problems to achieve desired results

• Analysed existing systems, conducted gap analysis and recommended solutions to

augment current functionality

Jun’10 – Jul’11

Research Analyst, Amba Research

Work involved writing equity research reports on recommendations provided by the client;

analysis of the financials of the stock and its market position; writing investment thesis; trading

comparable

• Led a project on conducting comprehensive thematic report on the Healthcare Outsourcing

industry for an Indian boutique investment bank; involved the study of the US Healthcare

system and the impact of the Healthcare Reform Bill on the Indian and Global Healthcare

Outsourcing industry.

• Led the study on the Indian Stationery market for an Indian boutique investment bank;

involved the study of the various factors affecting the demand for stationery in India.

• Pioneered the launch of the Investment Banking newsletter, a fortnightly issue also aiding

the sales team in targeting new clients for the company

• Documented business requirements using approved methodology

• Managed scope of business requirements keeping a focus on project benefits and delivery

Jul’07 – Oct’09

Research Analyst & QA Mentor, S&P Capital IQ

As part of the Private Equity team, drove the efforts as Financial Analyst, with responsibility of

data collection, data structuring & analysis, reporting, and training new joiners.

• Extracting/updating information about Asset Management, Consultancy, and Research

companies regarding their style of investment, consultancy, and research

• QA Mentor – Advisor Process: Responsible for continuous up-gradation of the process by

developing new ideas to enhance the productivity and quality of the team as a whole

• Implemented the company’s first suit of automated report templates using Crystal Reports

• Prepared training documents and presentation for training research team

• Requirements gathering, Validation of requirements and Process flow designs

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Master of Science Engineering Management

• M.B.A. (Finance and Marketing)

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